Biomodd: The integration of art into transdisciplinary research practices

Ulrike Kuchner; Mona Nasser; Pieter Steyaert; Diego S. Maranan; Zeynep Birsel; Agatha Haines; Ann Peeters; Angelo C.J. Vermeulen

doi:10.14512/gaia.32.1.12

Biomodd: The integration of art into transdisciplinary research practices

Ulrike Kuchner^*, Mona Nasser, Pieter Steyaert, Diego S. Maranan, Zeynep Birsel, Agatha Haines, Ann Peeters, Angelo C.J. Vermeulen

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Abstract

In this paper, we argue for the integration of collaborative art practice in transdisciplinary (TD) research to generate ideas and engage researchers and non-academic stakeholders. We draw on the virtual and in-person (hybrid) participation of members of the TD collective Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS) during Biomodd, an art installation that addresses global challenges in ecology, humanity, technology, and technological waste. Using survey responses, diaries, and meeting minutes, we reflect on the process, methods and ideation during Biomodd and map them to the concept of the “idea journey” discussed by Jill E. Perry-Smith and Pier Vittorio Mannucci. We find that while in-person ideation was driven by utility, materiality, and emergence, the hybrid mode provided favorable conditions for a feedback loop of expansive, individual experimentation and online sharing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	144-153
Number of pages	10
Journal	GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.1.12
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Funding: Biomodd [BRG13] was supported by Cultuurcentrum Brugge and Musea Brugge. Ulrike Kuchner acknowledges financial support from the Science and Technology Facilities Council U.K. through grant number
RA27PN.

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